The Tough Armor is the new leader in protective cases providing better impact absorption than any other boxy case on the market. The new Air Cushion Technology corners reduces the thickness of the case while providing optimal protection for your iPhone 5.

Spigen, way to hit a home run. I have been a faithful Otterbox case user for sometime. When I saw this on Amazon while searching through literally hundreds of cases, this one sang to me. I received my Spigen Tough Armor case today in the mail. Unexpectedly, the stick-on home buttons and screen protectors were a bonus. Well packaged and well received. Ship time was quick considering and excluding the known wait time of the advertised release date. Now to the case.

Great job with keeping it slim. I have had Defender and Commuter cases alike, and this is wailing on them. The case is very nice in the hand, not overbearing, and keeps the iPhone slim like its supposed to be. The face is opened up like it’s not in a case, yet the lip keeps a bumper extended far enough out to lay it on its face. The interchangeable plate on the back is a nice touch for added protection. Also, I immediately checked the piece that connects between the home button and battery charge (a known breaking point on iPhone cases), good job. Thick yet pliable to flex.

I will not be test dropping this on purpose as I am not that dedicated to jack up my phone. I do trust that the air pocket design you have designed on the corners will work. Otterbox has a serious design flaw in their rubber 1st layer. My Commuter I WAS using was starting to expand. The battery and flap wouldn’t stay closed, and drove me crazy. I would rather not have it, if it were going to fail. The internal crisscross design and material you have used will surely stand up under age. The buttons are flawless. Power, volume up and down work so well.

I am the guy that spends hours researching, reading reviews, and watching videos before buying. Spigen, this is why I am writing a full evaluation. I am not a review writing person, I don’t have time. However, I have made time to tell others, ditch the junk from Otterbox and check this sleek, sturdy, well-designed case out. Albeit this is brand new, and I promise if I have to eat my words I WILL be back and retract my previous assessment, I think I am going to be A-OK with this case.

You have a new customer Spigen. I take my brand dedication very serious. I hope you take your customer service equally. I foresee many more coming to you.

The fit is normal Spigen. Fits perfect. I like the way the case fits the front of the phone perfectly. It doesn’t cover the screen at all but covers right up to the edge of it. It covers the thin metal lip that surrounds the screen.

This is 2 pieces and it does come apart, but I don’t find I need to take it apart to put it on or take it off. The phone is easy to install and remove.

The front lip they are touting for this product is nice reassurance that if i drop it face first it wont hit the screen. Its hot as huge compared to some other brands but I think it’ll work fine. Because they way spigen makes their cases it doesn’t really bug me to much when I have to use the edge of the screen.

The openings on the bottom of the phone are nicely done. Speaker ports are wide open, charge port is large, headphone jack looks like its easy to access. The camera/flash opening is nice and large, and you get an opening for the apple logo, sweet…Even the opening for the vibrate switch is easy to use. The opening seams better than the first version of the slim armor case.

Now the buttons look like they would be a pain in the ass. This is not the case. I was surprised to find how responsive the buttons remained given the way this case looks. Kudos to spigen design on these buttons. All though its not like having your phone w/o a case, the buttons on this case work way better than other “box designs”.The volume buttons seam to maintain more of the click than the power button, but the power button is still very easy to press.

Overall great case. It does at a little bulk to your phone but way way less than others that they say they compete against. The materials feel like top notch normal spigen quality.

I own numerous cases for the iPhone 5 but this case might be my last one. The case fits the iPhone perfectly and adds a very sleek look to it while providing a substantial amount of protection. I love the way the buttons feel and the cut outs at the bottom are perfect. The case fits the phone nice and snug yet is still easy to remove if need be. All my friends that have seen the case have commented on how nice it looks and I wasn’t even trying to show it off. The material the case is made of seems like it will last a long time and is very durable. I own about a dozen cases and this one by far is the best one, it looks great and I am very confident that if I drop my phone it will protect it. There is a nice lip around the screen for added protection to the screen. In the event the phone falls on a flat surface you can rest easy knowing your screen is safe. Since the lip around the screen causes the screen to be recessed Spigen provided home screen buttons along with the case. Overall I have no complaints about the case and plan to order another one!

*UPDATE*

Unfortunately my phone was knocked out of my hand and was popped up very high in the air and fell on concrete. However I am pleased to report that absolutely NO DAMAGE happened to the phone whatsoever!!!! The case got a few scratches and dings of course but when I removed the case to inspect the phone everything still looked good as new!!!! Great Job Spigen!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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